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      Dont Look Back

      Released May 17, 1967 1h 36m Documentary List
      91% Tomatometer 55 Reviews 92% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings In 1965, the iconic troubadour Bob Dylan toured the United Kingdom at the age of 23, and director D.A. Pennebaker was allowed behind the scenes to provide one of the most intimate glimpses of the private and frequently cantankerous songwriter. The film chronicles Dylan's concert appearances, hotel room conversations, and transportation downtime, pulling back the curtain on the folk messiah at the end of his relationship with Joan Baez and on the cusp of his creative shift toward rock music. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Oct 27 Buy Now

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      Don't Look Back leaves the mysteries of Dylan largely intact while offering a gripping verite-style account of a pivotal moment in his incredible career.

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      Andrew Sarris Village Voice What Pennebaker records is not Bob Dylan as he really is, whatever that means, but rather how Bob Dylan responds to the role imposed on him by the camera. Compared to most public figures of his time, Dylan responds very well indeed. May 9, 2022 Full Review Derek Malcolm Guardian Whatever you think about Bob Dylan will probably be confirmed by [Don't Look Back]. It is a fascinating progress which stays just far enough away from idolatry to preserve a reasonably clear vision. May 9, 2022 Full Review Clifford Terry Chicago Tribune The questioners spend much of the 90 minutes trying to get Dylan to come up with some quotable philosophy-of-life statements in keeping with his lyrics, but the answers, my friend, are blowin' in the wind. May 9, 2022 Full Review Sandra Saunders Philadelphia Daily News The movie has limitless appeal for Dylan fans. It's also an eye-opening bit of filmmaking for the uninitiated. May 9, 2022 Full Review Lenny Lipton Berkeley Barb What does this film of his tour of Britain, this journey with Bob to and from concerts, tell us about him? Do I have to tell you, do I need to explain, that it's so very little, but so very much. May 9, 2022 Full Review Philip Elwood San Francisco Examiner Don't Look Back, a rambling hodge-podge of cinematic documentary focusing (usually) on the enigmatic troubadour Bob Dylan, should be seen by anyone either Involved with, or trying to fathom, the generation just arriving at their majority. May 9, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Valquria G Impressionante 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/25/23 Full Review Audience Member He came off bad I thought in this film. He was very arrogant n pretentious, some of that I blame on his age and the rest his genius n fame. He seems neuro divergent like me idk what he is tho. In any case, he was very rude to reporters and I don't particularly love the docu style n I think part of that was how he would agree to be filmed. This genre is good at giving you more character insight, showing a persons talent, and feeling like u r present at this time, but it's bad at giving a narrative or full picture. Dylan is clearly talented n i didn't realize how young he was when he started. His manager seems like a bully too. He seems very cynical n has an attitude of being blasé that gets him by with his seemingly depressing attitude. His level of fame was unmatched at the time and when ur famous that young n when less ppl were famous back then u r in a whole other planet like the kard. I don't think that's a good thing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Subterranean Homesick Blues aside, great home movie Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Not only the best Dylan Doc, but one of the best music historical documents out there. Just before he went electric. Bob is mesmerising to watch here. Music is amazing and the way people are around him is also fascinating Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Do you want to see Bob being indifferent to the lovely Joan Baez and watch their relationship crumble on film? Or, would you like to see boyish Bob flirt with a boyish Donovan over song? This one is for you! This is the ultimate boy Bob Dylan documentary which captures him at the height of his fame early in his career, so you get to see a Bob that's smitten with other famous-types here, probably something you would no longer find in a very worldly Dylan who won't even show up for his own Nobel Peace Prize*. Here he brazenly battles unhip news men, rants like a college drop-out, and shows what a little cocky young chap he was.** *The Nobel Peace Prize was originally created to put a nicey-nice-love-n-peace veil on top of Nobel's weapons manufacturing. **Severely insecure. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review dave s Don't Look Back, D.A. Pennebaker's documentary of Bob Dylan's 1965 concert tour of England, probably doesn't pack the same punch today as it did when released in 1967, mainly because Dylan was still a bit of a social and artistic enigma at that time. Now recognized as the songwriting genius that he is, as well as a taciturn, prickly, arrogant, and somewhat esoteric court jester, Don't Look Back helped identify who Dylan was as both a man and a musician. The highlights of the film include his appearance at the Royal Albert Hall and a fantastic scene of Dylan and Donovan playing in a crowded hotel room. Despite the fact that the dialogue is difficult to pick up at times in some scenes, it's worth watching to get a glimpse into the mind of a young Dylan. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In 1965, the iconic troubadour Bob Dylan toured the United Kingdom at the age of 23, and director D.A. Pennebaker was allowed behind the scenes to provide one of the most intimate glimpses of the private and frequently cantankerous songwriter. The film chronicles Dylan's concert appearances, hotel room conversations, and transportation downtime, pulling back the curtain on the folk messiah at the end of his relationship with Joan Baez and on the cusp of his creative shift toward rock music.
      Director
      D.A. Pennebaker
      Screenwriter
      D.A. Pennebaker
      Distributor
      Docurama
      Production Co
      Leacock-Pennebaker
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 17, 1967, Original
      Rerelease Date (Theaters)
      May 1, 1998
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 27, 2015
      Runtime
      1h 36m
      Sound Mix
      Stereo
      Aspect Ratio
      35mm
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